Comments on: Heroin Abuse in Ohiohttp://wosu.org/2012/allsides/heroin-abuse-ohio/
All Sides with Ann Fisher is a daily talk show produced by WOSU Public Media that touches on all sides of the issues and events that shape life in central Ohio.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:23:00 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1By: Evan Rogershttp://wosu.org/2012/allsides/heroin-abuse-ohio/#comment-1625
Evan RogersFri, 06 Jun 2014 15:30:00 +0000http://wosu.org/2012/allsides/?p=36445#comment-1625I don’t buy that prosecutor’s PR fling: “drug addicts do terrible things”. OK, then arrest them FOR THE BAD THINGS THEY DO – NOT because of their drug use.

The idea of destroying poppy fields in Mexico and disrupting the supply chain are terrible ideas. Any economist will just tell you that this will raise prices. This is the LAST thing these people need.

You want to REALLY help people? Make the drugs legal, stop throwing the victims in jail (less they commit an ACTUAL crime), and watch as drug prices PLUMMET. Weed was made legal in 2 (3?) states, and the drug cartels are REELING in pain from it.

Make the drugs legal, prices will plummet, drug companies will have to compete with the lower costs, insurance rates will drop (despite ObamaCare), and the addicts will actually be able to AFFORD to get off their addictions. While the prices plummet, watch as the Taliban and Al-Qaeda become unable to fund themselves.

Economics is a field of study that has a LOT to say about this issue, and its sad to see it ignored. It’s terrible to see that even liberals are having trouble understanding the obvious solution to this issue. Only libertarians seem to get it.